Time allocation between feeding and incubation in uniparental arctic-breeding shorebirds: Energy reserves provide leeway in a tight schedule

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-218

  Tulp, Ingrid ^a,b   Schekkerman, Hans ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Foundation Working Group International Waterbird and Wetland Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; EGG; FEEDING; INCUBATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TIME ALLOCATION; WADER;

AVES;

EID: 33646240064     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03519.x     Document Type: Article

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